Starting Pitcher Chart – September 4th, 2025
The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.
These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more valuable focusing on roto.
Pardon me for missing my chat today, I had a doctor’s appt. (nothing crazy or worrisome) and that was the only window they could squeeze me into this week. I posted a notice on yesterday’s chart, but it wasn’t until the morning so I imagine that not everyone saw it and some were wondering where the chat was this afternoon.
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| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Skenes | PIT v LAD | x | x | x | 167 | 2.05 | 0.95 | 23% | 4th | Tough matchup, but whattya gonna do, sit him!? |
| 2 | Blake Snell | LAD at PIT | x | x | x | 37 | 2.41 | 1.37 | 13% | 28th | Might need to be careful in tougher spots if you’re protecting WHIP, but easy start here |
| 3 | Ryan Pepiot | TBR v CLE | x | x | x | 158 | 3.70 | 1.15 | 16% | 29th | Has no only avoided home struggles, but he’s been flat out better in St. Pete’s: 3.25 ERA/1.10 WHIP v. 4.20/1.21 on the road |
| 4 | Carlos Rodón | NYY at HOU | x | x | x | 164 | 3.18 | 1.08 | 16% | 5th | HOU down to 14th in wOBA vL over the last month; still some danger lurking |
| 5 | Freddy Peralta | MIL v PHI | x | x | x | 153 | 2.58 | 1.07 | 17% | 6th | Few if any pitchers hotter than him right with a blistering 0.32 ERA in 5 Aug starts |
| 6 | Ranger Suárez | PHI at MIL | x | x | x | 131 | 3.02 | 1.17 | 18% | 8th | If you quit him after 11 ER in a couple early-Aug duds, that backfired greatly w/just 3 ER and 23 Ks in his L3 starts |
| 7 | Noah Cameron | KCR v LAA | x | x | 108 | 2.92 | 1.09 | 12% | 18th | Looking to rebound after his first dud since late-June and I have some confidence he will, but there was an accompanying velo dip and I can’t rule out the start of a rookie wall so let’s dial in on this one | |
| 8 | Taj Bradley | MIN v CHW | 121 | 4.82 | 1.29 | 11% | 30th | I’m not <i>fully</i> out on Taj, though I’m sitting out until 2026 at the earliest | |||
| 9 | Cristian Javier | HOU v NYY | 16 | 3.38 | 1.13 | 10% | 1st | ||||
| 10 | Jonathan Cannon | CHW at MIN | 96 | 5.34 | 1.46 | 10% | 21st | ||||
| 11 | Kyle Hendricks | LAA at KCR | 136 | 4.89 | 1.31 | 9% | 24th | ||||
| 12 | Logan Allen로건 | CLE at TBR | 134 | 4.42 | 1.44 | 8% | 25th |
Today is the 5th….
that’s yesterday’s… today’s is out yet. i’m late, i know!